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Cal Biesecker
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ArmyArmy Validates Ground-Based Sense And Avoid System
The Army yesterday said it successfully validated the technology and capabilities of the Ground Based Sense and Avoid (GBSAA) System this month in a series of demonstrations held at Dugway […]
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Business/FinancialPartnerTech, BAE Systems Unit Sign LoA On Defense Electronics
Sweden’s PartnerTech [PART] and BAE Systems’ Global Combat Systems unit yesterday said the two companies have signed a letter of intent regarding the manufacturing and testing of defense electronics. "This […]
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Army
Kongsberg To Supply Norwegian Army Systems Under BAE Systems Contract
Kongsberg has signed an approximately $64.2 million contract with BAE Systems to supply combat systems for Norwegian military vehicles. BAE Systems, Sweden, is the main supplier to the Norwegian army’s […]
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Air ForceDLA Already Moving Some Items Out of Afghanistan, Director Says
The director of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) said the agency is already beginning to move items out of Afghanistan ahead of the larger work expected as U.S. troops begin […]
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Business/Financial
L-3 Board of Directors Approves Spin-Off of Engility Holdings Inc.
L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. [LLL] on Tuesday said its board of directors approved the distribution to its shareholders of all the outstanding shares of its subsidiary, Engility Holdings Inc., and […]
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Army
Textron Awarded Afghanistan Training and Logistics Support Contract
Textron Systems’ [TXT] Marine & Land Systems (TM&LS) yesterday said it was awarded initial $14.95 million funding of a potential $30.51 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification to continue providing training and […]
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CongressPanetta, Kendall Request MEADS Support From Key Senators
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Technology and Logistics Frank Kendall have written key senators asking for their support for Fiscal Year 2013 funding […]
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Business/Financial
Jumper Elected Chair of SAIC Board of Directors
SAIC Inc. [ SAI] yesterday said President and CEO John Jumper has been elected Chair of the SAIC Board of Directors, effective June 15. Jumper succeeds A. Thomas Young, who […]
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Army
Lockheed Martin To Improve Protection, Upgrade MLRS Launchers
Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it received a $27.1 million Army contract for the first phase of a three-year development program to increase crew protection and update the service’s fleet […]
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Business/Financial
Aerospace Companies Open New Research Lab In Netherlands
A new laboratory that provides thermoplastic composites research for Boeing [ BA] and other aerospace companies has opened at Enschede in the Netherlands. “With this opening, the Thermoplastics Composites Research […]